Youth Hunt ?

[buckhunterbb]

Does a child have to take a hunters ed. course to hunt on parents land that they both live on property? No license needed? Special youth hunt in sept. or regular deer hunting seasons?

 

[meyer4589]

I think if the property is 40 acres or more the land owner and residents of the property do not need licenses. So I think you and your son should be fine there, but don't quote me on that. I'd check and double check with a Conservation Officer just to be sure.

I'm not sure on the hunters ed. I think its mandatory to have a hunters ed card for anyone who was born after 1985 who wants to hunt, but again I'm not 100% sure

 

[buckhunterbb]

I'm not sure either. I know you must take course before a youth can buy a license now.
But,hunting land with parent who both live on property seems like no license required. Therefore no hunter ed. course needed.

 

[hammer24]

If he qualifies for landowner exemption, then he doesn't need the course. Landowner of 40 or more acres used for farming and living on the ground and children living with them are exempt. The course is encouraged though. Here is a thread on a similar topic from another sight. Answered by a CO.HUNTING INDIANA - Will she need an apprentice license?

 

[ruger44srh]

There is no minimum acres of land owned in the regulations. For example if you had a few trees on your property in an area that is legal to hunt, you could squirrel hunt. That's the way a CO explained it to me. You do have to observe the seasons, and bag limits, you just don't have to purchase a license

 

[hammer24]

You're right! No acreage specified, sorry. Must be farmland and taxed as such to qualify. Here it is:
Landowner exemption: ¡Landowners, or lessees of farmland who farm that land and are residents of Indiana, their spouses and children living with them, while hunting, fishing or trapping on the land they own or lease. This exemption does not apply to land owned by a business, corporation or partnership unless the shareholders, partners, members or owners are comprised solely of the members of an immediate family and farm that land. Farmland means agricultural land that is devoted or best adaptable for the production of crops, fruits, timber or the raising of livestock, or is assessed as agricultural land for property tax purposes.

 

[buckhunterbb]

If he qualifies for landowner exemption, then he doesn't need the course. Landowner of 40 or more acres used for farming and living on the ground and children living with them are exempt. The course is encouraged though. Here is a thread on a similar topic from another sight. Answered by a CO.HUNTING INDIANA - Will she need an apprentice license?

Good link,looks like officer Morrison answered my question.
Thanks guys for the replies/link.

 

[HICKMAN]

Has to be farmland to be exempted.

BUT, you can get a youth hunt/trap combo apprentice license for $7.00. Has to have a licenced 18yo present. Tag covers all small game hunting, turkey license and game bird stamp and all deer tags. Best deal ever!

My 16yo doens't hunt much, so that is what I got him for this year.

My 12yo did the hunter's ed online, (already had 3 apprentice liceness) was only $20 after he passed the test, then I got him youth hunt/trap combo for $7.00.

Any hunter can get 3 apprentice licenses before being required to have te hunter's ed.

 

[Concerned Citizen]

Any hunter can get 3 apprentice licenses before being required to have te hunter's ed.

Although that's true, the apprentice licenses are more expensive than the youth license. I would recommend taking hunters ed.

 

[buckhunterbb]

I would recommend taking hunters ed.

Got signed up to take hunters ed. course with my daughter last nite for this weekend. Classes are filling up. Had to take 3rd choice of county to get in.

Thanks for all replies members.

 

[Lock n Load]

Got signed up to take hunters ed. course with my daughter last nite for this weekend. Classes are filling up. Had to take 3rd choice of county to get in.

Thanks for all replies members.

Classes have been filling very fast since the military/ reserved hunts starting requiring HuntEd a few years back..... now my son is 18 and Im missing the youth license already !!!